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| Firework victim 'devoted' mother | |
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| The family of a "devoted" mother-of-nine from Cornwall who died in a house fire after a firework was put through the door have paid tribute to her. | |
| Mary Fox died in the fire in Wallace Road, Bodmin on Thursday night, after helping her 17-year-old son, Raum, jump out of a first floor window. | |
| The 59-year-old has been described by her family as a self-sacrificing woman who was "loving and caring". | |
| A murder investigation has begun into her death. | A murder investigation has begun into her death. |
| In a statement, her family said: "We, the sons and daughters of Mary, would like to thank everyone for their kind words at this difficult time. | |
| "We would also like to say a huge thank you to the fire service who tried to rescue our mother from this horrific fire that makes no sense. | "We would also like to say a huge thank you to the fire service who tried to rescue our mother from this horrific fire that makes no sense. |
| She never did anything to hurt anyone and never would Family statement | She never did anything to hurt anyone and never would Family statement |
| "Our mum devoted her life to us her nine children and went without herself to provide the best that she could for us. | "Our mum devoted her life to us her nine children and went without herself to provide the best that she could for us. |
| "She was at times, shall we say, eccentric; she had a sense of humour and was loving and caring. | "She was at times, shall we say, eccentric; she had a sense of humour and was loving and caring. |
| "She never did anything to hurt anyone and never would. She would give her last penny to help those in less fortunate circumstances than herself." | "She never did anything to hurt anyone and never would. She would give her last penny to help those in less fortunate circumstances than herself." |
| Bullying investigation | |
| Detectives are looking into suggestions that Ms Fox's son, who is reported to have mild learning disabilities, may have been harassed by local youths. | Detectives are looking into suggestions that Ms Fox's son, who is reported to have mild learning disabilities, may have been harassed by local youths. |
| Devon and Cornwall Police have said that they "do not have any evidence in the police system to corroborate that the family or children were bullied" but added that they were looking into it. | |
| They also said that officers would be speaking to the school attended by Raum over allegations that he was being bullied. | |
| Mary Fox had nine children and was also a grandmother | |
| Supt Martin Orpe said: "The neighbours have picked it up from somewhere, that there may have been concerns that there was bullying of the boy at the school." | |
| A joint investigation is under way with Cornwall Fire Service into the cause of the blaze which broke out shortly after 1900 GMT. | |
| Together with the fire service, police are also investigating suggestions that a firework may have started the blaze after one was found behind the door in the property. | |
| Det Ch Insp Paul Burgan said: "We cannot say how they got the firework in there, but it appears from the location inside the property that it was put in through the letterbox. | |
| "At the present time we cannot find any other seat of fire." | |
| Detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward and say that the "key to solving the murder inquiry lies within the local community of Bodmin". |